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1st Sunday of Advent (1 The 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-26) “Hope For The End” PDF Version Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C (2018): 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 A few years ago, some good friends bought me a copy of the book World War Zby Max Brooks. There is a movie version… Read More ›

5th Sunday of Easter (Acts 9:26-31; Jn 15:1-8) “If We Do Not Abide in Christ…” PDF Version Homily for the 5thSunday of Easter, Year B (2018): Acts 9:26-31; Jn 15:1-8 During the Last Supper, Our Lord shared a number of final parables and teachings with the Apostles to prepare them for their mission of proclaiming… Read More ›

The 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) (Jn 20:13-31) “The Apostles’ First Reconciliation” PDF Version Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B (2018) (Jn 20:19-31) During the 50 days that Our Risen Lord spent on earth before His Ascension into heaven, we learn from the Gospels and the letters of St. Paul that… Read More ›

First Sunday of Advent (Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37) “Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, Supplication” PDF Version Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B (2017): Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 If you have been to the mall since after Halloween, you will have discovered that Christmas trees,… Read More ›

33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30) “Storing Up Treasure in Heaven” PDF Version Homily for the 33rd Sunday in OT, Year A (2017): 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 The 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time is unofficial known among some priests and seminarians as “The End of the World Sunday.” The reason being… Read More ›

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (1 Thes 4:13-18; Mt 25:1-13) “Memories from Cementerio de la Recoleta” PDF Version Homily for the 32nd Sunday of OT, Year A (2017): 1 Thes 4:13-18; Mt 25:1-13 Certain works of art might come to mind when you read or hear various passages from the Holy Scriptures. Whenever I read… Read More ›

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ex 22:20-26; 1 Thes 1:5-10; Mt 22:34-40) “Four Lessons From Bishop Henry” PDF Version Homily for the 30th Sunday of OT, Year A: 2017 (Ex 22:20-26; 1 Thes 1:5-10; Mt 22:34-40) Last weekend, during the baptism of a 3 day old baby boy, the great grandfather of this new Child… Read More ›

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Is 25:6-10a; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14) “Detached and Content” PDF Version Homily for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (2017) (Is 25:6-10a; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14) As I was finishing Grade 12 and preparing for the years to come, I was fairly certain I had decided on… Read More ›